diff --git a/src/lexer.rs b/src/lexer.rs
index d9fed26..dbb494a 100644
--- a/src/lexer.rs
+++ b/src/lexer.rs
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@ fn read_block_dyn(
                 if str_words[i + 1] == ">" {
                     i += 1;
                     let cword = &str_words[i + 1];
-                    if cword.contains(|c| c == '?' || c == '!') {
+                    if cword.contains(|c| c == '?' || c == '!')
+                        && !cword.contains(|c: char| c == '^' || !c.is_ascii_punctuation())
+                    {
                         i += 1;
                     }
                     let pushing = if cword.contains('?') {